Currycomb.



No. 826,370; PATBNTED JULY 17, 1906.-

R..W. SHAW. CURRYGOMB.

APPLICATION. FILED AUG. 11,1905.

Inventor.

- Attorneys UNITED STATES PATENT ornron.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 17, 1906.

Application filed August 11,1905. Serial No. 273,811.

To all whom, it may concern. U Be it known that I, ROBERT W. SHAW, a

a brush 18, having a back 19 secured to the base 12 of the channel-bar and to which the citizen of the United States, residing at Stambristles of the brush are secured in any apford, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Currycomb, of which the following is a specication.

This invention relates to currycombs, and has for an object to provide a currycomb embodying new and improved features of utility, durability, and efficiency.

A further object of the invention is to provide a currycomb having improved curved guards integral with the tooth-ribs.

Afurther object of the invention is to provide a currycomb having an improved form of teeth and with brushes disposed between and 1substantially flush with integral pairs of teet With these and other objects in view the present invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changes in the form, proportion, size, and minor details may be made without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved currycomb. Fig. 2 is a view of the improved currycomb in end elevation.

Like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both figures of the drawlngs.

In its preferred embodiment the improved currycomb forming the subject-matter of this application comprises a back 10, secured to a handle 11 in the usual well-known manner. The tooth-ribs of the improved currycomb are constructed in pairs and of channel-bars having the base or back 12 and side flanges 13 and 14. The flanges are curved away from each other to form the rounded guards 15 and the toothed edges 16 again bent so the teeth 17 stand projected away from the back either perpendicular or at any approved angle.

Between the flanges 13 and 14 is disposed proved manner and extending outward approximately flush with the teeth.

It will be understood that the guards 15 will prevent the teeth from cutting into the flesh of the animal curried and that the brushes will remove from the hair the loosened dirt, thus erforming in one operation the work for which a currycomb and sepa rate brush are usually employed.

By locating the brushes within the channel-bars rather than between adjacent chan nel-bars the space between the back of the comb and the sides of adjacent bars constitutes a pocket for the reception of cleanin s, whereby the cleanings which are loosened by the teeth and brushed out by the brushes find lodgment in the pocket instead of being thrown back upon the body of the animal. Furthermore, by the peculiar arrangement of the flanges 5 and teeth 17 the flanges constitute guards to limit penetration of the teeth.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is V 1. An element of a currycomb comprising a channel-bar having its sides bowed outwardly to form transverse flanges terminating in teeth set transversely to the flanges, said flanges constituting guards to limit penetration of the teeth, and a brush secured within the channel-bar.

2. A currycomb having a tooth-bar provided with an outwardly-bowed transverse flange terminating in teeth transverse to the flange, said flange constituting a guard to limit penetration of the teeth.

3. A currycomb provided with a channel bar having its sides provided with outwardlydirected flanges terminating in teeth set transverse to the flanges, said flanges constituting guards to limit penetration of the teeth.

4. A currycomb provided with a channelbar having its sides bowed outwardly to form transverse flanges and terminating in teeth set transversely to the flanges, said flanges constituting guards to limit penetration of the teeth.

5. A currycomb comprising a back, chan- In testimony that I claim the foregoing as nel-bars secured to the back and curved away my own I have hereto affixed my signature in 10 from each other and forming at each side a the presence of two Witnesses.

curved 'uide and main bent to form an ed e BXtGIldiEg away froin the back, teeth formzd ROBERT SHAWV' along the outwardly-bent edge, and a brush VVitnesses'.

secured Within and to the back of the chan- CHARLES Gr. BRAUN,

nel-b a1. WM. F. WVATERBURY. 

